on that list. and voters in this notoriously independent state tell me they are just waiting for her to prove that she can do it. so can she? if you add chris christie s support to hers here in new hampshire, the math is close. we have the narrow paths you could follow out of the granite state with the atlantic s mark leibovich, but before she goes anywhere, she s got to make it through tonight s caucus where it is 0 degrees and getting colder. joining us now from des moines, iowa, is nbc news correspondent ali vitali, staff writer at the atlantic and msnbc political contributor, mark leibovich, and here on set with me is nbc news correspondent shaquille brewster. ali, i m so happy to see you inside on this very very cold day. tell me what nikki haley is doing in the last moments before this caucus tonight? she s making the rounds still, katy. on the campaign trail circuit. specifically in the area that sort of makes a doughnut around des moines. and that s because her focu
So if you are predicting what the justices of the Supreme Court might consider, how do they read that . Yeah, so they are text all u. S. S. They look to the text. It talks about engaging in insurrection by an officer of the united states. It would seem Donald Trump fits those qualifications. But there are a lot of procedural ways that the court could take an offramp here is the phrase people are using, avoid addressing the question headon. And one is the political questions doctrine. We have seen the Court Use this doctrine when it wants to avoid questions it deems too political that this belongs in other branches of government. For example when it comes to gerrymandering to give one party an advantage over another, the courts have held that is nonyou additionable, that that is a matter for legislatures to work out. So one thing they could do is say this is not for the courts, this is for congress to decide whether Donald Trump can be seated. What is crazy about that, he